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gabeana

(3,166 posts) Sat Jul 30, 2016, 12:49 AM Jul 2016

I'm raising 2 young dems

So they know the history son fav prez are FDR and Carter he was at FB practice today he is HS var QB he threw pretty pass yells and say's I'm like FDR im on the dime his friends didnt get it I thouht it was funny

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I'm raising 2 young dems (Original Post) gabeana Jul 2016 OP

Well, they can thank FDR and all those dimes funding Salk's research and rehab Warpy Jul 2016 #1

Very true gabeana Jul 2016 #2

Warpy

(111,267 posts)

1. Well, they can thank FDR and all those dimes funding Salk's research and rehab

Reply to gabeana (Original post)

Sat Jul 30, 2016, 12:56 AM

Jul 2016

that they have absolutely no experience with polio.

It's the gift that keeps on giving, too many of us who had it thought we were over it and now it's biting us on the ass again. I'm glad kids today don't know what the word means, what the March of Dimes was, or why FDR is on the dime.

gabeana

(3,166 posts)

2. Very true

Reply to Warpy (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 30, 2016, 01:32 AM

Jul 2016

I remember a few years back when there was a RW push to replace FDR on the dime with reagan the goofs didnt reslize the connection with the March of Dimes

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